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Lung transplantation in a low-volume center : the Antwerp University Hospital Experience
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Author
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Institution/Organisation
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Antwerp Lung Transplantation Team
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Abstract
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| The outcome of lung transplantation seems to be dependent on several significant additional risk factors that may negatively impact the 1- and/or 5-y survival such as prior lung surgery, performing a single lung transplant compared to a double lung transplant, the underlying diagnosis, with IPF having the worst outcome, ventilator dependency, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation started before transplantation, hospitalization, older donor and recipient age, higher recipient BMI. Next to classical donor and recipient specific risk factors, also a lower center transplant volume over the last 3 y has been identified as a significant risk for worse outcome. Therefore, we report here the excellent results of the Antwerp University hospital (Belgium) lung transplantation program, also representing a low volume center. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Journal of Surgery
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Publication
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2024
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DOI
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10.29011/2575-9760.11116
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Volume/pages
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9
:11
(2024)
, p. 1-7
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Article Reference
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11116
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Medium
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (open access)
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